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WHO urges immediate action amid Cholera vaccine shortage

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A nurse administers a dose of the cholera vaccine at the Kuwadzana Polyclinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 29, 2024. [AFP]

The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for immediate action to combat a worldwide spike in cholera cases amid a global vaccine shortage.

"Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multiyear upsurge in cholera cases worldwide," WHO's International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision said in a statement. "The severe gap in the number of available vaccine doses, compared with the level of current need, puts unprecedented pressure on the global stockpile of vaccines."

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